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DIARY OF A PLUGIN WRITER #3

DIARY OF A PLUGIN WRITER #3

January 16, 2024

It has been a while, but we are back in 2024 with an update to 2023

The Final Cut Pro ecosystem has changed. There are now huge libraries that can be accessed with a monthly subscription. There are plugin writers that are systematically working through other developer's products making 

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Whatever Happened to FCP.co?

Whatever Happened to FCP.co?

October 24, 2023 8 Comments

Hopefully this short blog will answer a few queries about the life and eventual closure of the best Final Cut Pro website.

The site ran for over 12 years, it started before Final Cut Pro X was released and surfed the wave of creation, innovation and finally in the latter years, frustration.

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Diary of a Plugin Writer #2

Diary of a Plugin Writer #2

October 24, 2022

In this post

  • Build a better vignette for Final Cut Pro with NO plugins
  • The dangers of feature creep & early iteration
  • Free 3D Halloween assets for spooky productions!

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Diary of a Plugin Writer #1

Diary of a Plugin Writer #1

October 11, 2022 2 Comments

In this first post:

  • Functionality is key with Final Cut Pro plugins
  • How to add an angle to a single clip already edited on an FCP timeline
  • We love text, this video proves it!

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Building Awesome Long Shadows in Final Cut Pro

Building Awesome Long Shadows in Final Cut Pro

September 01, 2022

After we had built the free plugin and tutorial video, we began experimenting and made some awesome examples using the plugin. So we thought we would share these ideas with you for inspiration.

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Have We Just Killed off the Final Cut Pro YouTube Plugin Tutorial?

Have We Just Killed off the Final Cut Pro YouTube Plugin Tutorial?

July 05, 2022

Goodbye YouTube plugin tutorials, hello sample FCP Demo Project timelines! All it takes is a couple of clicks to see in Final Cut Pro how a plugin works. Get up to speed quickly and even swap out the media for your own you wish.

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Five Ways Apple Could Improve Motion Plugins for Final Cut Pro

Five Ways Apple Could Improve Motion Plugins for Final Cut Pro

April 06, 2022 1 Comment

We thought we would come up with a quick list of things we think would help a lot for plugin builders and of course, Final Cut Pro editors. 

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Slowing a Clip in Final Cut Pro 10.6 Slows the Track!

Slowing a Clip in Final Cut Pro 10.6 Slows the Track!

October 19, 2021 1 Comment

Well, we love the new tracker in Final Cut Pro 10.6 and we will have some more information about it and our plugins shortly. But, we thought we would share this great discovery the morning after about retiming clips.

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Why Do Some of My Final Cut Pro Plugins Still Say They Won't Run on Apple Silicon?

Why Do Some of My Final Cut Pro Plugins Still Say They Won't Run on Apple Silicon?

September 08, 2021

All of our Motion-based plugins run on Intel and Apple Silicon (M1+) Macs. However, some customers are reporting they are still seeing that some plugins are not compatible to run with Final Cut Pro 10.5.3 on Apple Silicon.

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Why Our Final Cut Pro Plugins Are Not Ready for M1 Apple Silicon Macs

Why Our Final Cut Pro Plugins Are Not Ready for M1 Apple Silicon Macs

March 29, 2021

We have had lots of customers ask us when will our popular tracking plugins be available to run in Final Cut Pro on Apple silicon Macs (M1 SOC).

The answer is soon, hopefully! Unfortunately we don't have a timeframe as this requires third-party work which is beyond our control.

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We are updating our older free Final Cut Pro X plugins

We are updating our older free Final Cut Pro X plugins

July 02, 2020

We have had some of our old plugins on here for quite a time, some have been downloaded tens of thousands of times! However it is time to start going through each of them showing each a bit of love.

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58 Performances On Screen with XEffects Video Conference Plugin for FCPX

58 Performances On Screen with XEffects Video Conference Plugin for FCPX

May 01, 2020

After we posted how to Supersize the XEffects Video Conference plugin for Final Cut Pro X, we wondered how long it would be before we saw it in a action.

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